creativity

Behavioral Science and Art: Don’t Overthink Writing

May 16, 2018 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC & Ignite STEAM Labs Writing, painting, sculpting, music production…the creative process is the same. Such modes of expression can be thought of as a myriad of creative or […]

Opportunities in OBM: Addressing conflict, creativity, and motivation with RFT

September 8, 2016 bsci21 0

By Angela J. Cathey, M.A. Guest Author Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) is booming and poised to grow exponentially. There are several fairly recent advancements in the behavior analysis of symbolic thought (RFT; Hayes, Barnes-Holmes, Roche, 2001) […]

Business/OBM

JOBM: Staff Schedules Reduce Turnover in a Human Service Agency

October 20, 2020 2

Dr. Todd Ward bSci21.org As we have discussed elsewhere, staff turnover in Applied Behavior Analysis is a problem, as it is across the Human Services sector. It’s not really a secret, and many factors are […]

ABA Practice

The Four-Term Contingency of Advocacy for Children with Special Needs

March 14, 2018 2

Meghan Cave, M.Ed, BCBA Justyna Balzar, M.Ed, BCBA Guest Authors In keeping with our practice, we begin this article in true behavior analyst fashion by providing you, the reader, with an operational definition of the […]

Society

Three New ABA Programs In Fall 2015

May 15, 2015 6

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org In the world of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2015 may be the year of the training program. At least three new training programs are coming in the […]

ABA Practice

Teamwork, Collaboration, and the Pesky Issue of Ethics

October 17, 2016 1

Shelley McLean, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Sometimes I wonder if it’s just me . . . One of my favorite authors, leadership experts, and public speakers, Simon Sinek, recently wrote a great little book […]

ABA Practice

Making the most out of a school-based Functional Behavior Assessment

December 11, 2017 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Sometimes Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) are conducted in schools simply to fulfill requirements set forth by the Individuals with Disabilities […]

Society

Could this behavior game turn the world green?

June 22, 2015 4

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Bill Heward, co-author of the foundational ABA text that has come to be known as “The White Book,” published an article with co-author Jonathan Kimball in […]